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WILLIAM EDWARDS BAX'IER, 0F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

COOKING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Oct. 1,1912.

Application filed September 28, 1910. Serial No. 584,273.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM EDWARDS BAXTER, a citizen. of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson andState of Kentucky, have invented certain now and useful Improvements inCooking Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in cooking apparatus and has for anobject to provide a novel construction in the nature of a combinedcoo-king and heating stove and combined house and camp (or portable)stove; and the invention provides in connection with the stove proper, anon-breakable crate and support which is adapted to inclose the stoveproper for shipment, carry-' ing by hand or storage and to form asupport for the stove proper when the crate is placed below the stoveproper, interlocking means being provided for securing the stove properupon the crate.

The invention also provides a novel form of support having means forcarrying an ash-pan, &c.

The invention also provides certain novel improvements in the stoveproper and the provision in connection with the stove proper of a watertank interlocked with the stove proper and partially supported upon thecrate; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions andcombinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus embodyingmy invention, with the stove proper within the combined crate andsupport. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection drawn through the crate and support and the stove propertherein. Fig. at is a perspective view of the apparatus erected for use,the stove proper and the water tank being mounted upon the combinedcrate and support. Figs. 4 and 4 are detail sections respectively online l -1 and l -4 of Fig. 4:. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewillustrating the construction at the mouth or door opening of the oven.Fig. 6 is a detail bottom plan view, partly broken away, of the combinedcrate and support. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the water tankfrom the side thereof, which interlocks with the stove proper.

Fig. is a detail perspective view of the comblned ash-pan support andgrip key. Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view illustrating the connectionof the ash-pan support with the stud on the underside of the stove.

proper. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional view illustrating the interlockingconnection. between the water tank and the stove proper. F g. 11 is aninverted perspective view-of the stove proper in place upon the combinedcrate and support, the combined ashpan support and grip key being shownin place. Fig. 12 is a vertical transverse section of the stoveproperthrough the oven. Fig. 13 is'a detail perspective view of-thelower end of the stove pipe. Fig. 145 is a vertical section illustratingthe stove pipe in connection with the stove proper. Fig. 15 is a detailhorizontal section illustratingthe fastening for the door of the firebox. Fig. 15 is a detail section on about line 15.15 of Fig. 15. Fig. 16is a detail perspective View showing a somewhat different arrangement ofthe notches in the intermediate top bar of the combined crate andsupport from that shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 11. Fig. 17

illustrates the connection of the stay or grip key bar with theintermediate top cross bar of the combined crate and support, all ofwhich will be described.

As best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the combined crate or support A isadapted to inclose the stove proper B when the parts are packed forshipment, carrying by hand, or storage and to this end, the combinedcrate and support A is provided with an intermediate upright side bar Ahinged at one end A and having at its other end a lock A by which it maybe detachably connected with the frame. This is an important feature ofmy invention becauseitpermits me to open one side of the crate for theintroduction or removal of the stove proper B andfor locking the'stovewithin the crate as shown in Fig. 1, when the parts are in the conditionillustrated in said figure. At the same time, when the crate is adjustedto form a support for the stove, the bar A may be locked in the positionshown in Fig. 11, and thus brace the crate andaid in support ing; thestove, as will be understood from Figs. 4 and 11 of the drawings. Theside barsA. and'A are bent at their centers at A and A to form handholds for carryr the nuts C,

ing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. When the stove is adjusted upon thecrate as shown in' Fig. 4, it is interlocked therewith to which end thecrate has an intermediate top cross bar A provided in its edges withnotches A disposed on opposite sides of the center of the bar A andopening in opposite directions as best shown. in Figs. 1 and 6 of thedrawings. For cooperation with the notches A I provide the stove properon its underside with permanently connected bolts C having a limited upand down movement in connection with the stove, preferably having onlysufficient play to admit of ready insertion, between the bottom of thestove and of the metal bars intended for engagement with the bolts C,see Fig. 9. On each of the bolts C below the stove is a shoulder,preferably provided by means of a nut C, whosefurther outwarddisplacement and possible loss is prevented by a slightly headed orbattered end of the bolt C at C as will be understood from Fig. 9 of thedrawings. I provide two of these bolts C, see Fig. 6. Bolts 0 areprovided in connection with the end or side of the stove to interlockwith the water tank D which is correspondingly notched at D for thepenetration of the rounded heads of the bolts G into the water tank D,said notches D having each an upwardly extending slot just wide enoughand long enough to slip snugly down over the bolts C and engage samejust back of the rounded heads of the bolts 0 and in front of the nuts Cas will be understood from Figs. 1, 7 and 10 of the drawings. Inpractice, before attaching the bolts C to the stove, a nut C, see Fig.10 is screwed down on the said bolt to a point sufliciently spaced fromthe rounded head of the bolt which space around the bolt, between thenut C and bolt head is to receive, when in use, the gage of tank metalplate forming and bordering the slot at D of water tank as mentionedabove, and as shown in Fig. 10. The free threaded end of the boltis thenplaced from theoutside through a hole in the end or side of the stove,the oven proper being for the time out of the way, and a second nut C isscrewed on the end of the bolt from within the stove, in such manner asto bind the metal plate of the stove between the nuts 0 and C thusrigidly fixing the bolt to the stove and the bolt being ready at alltimes for the ready alinement of the stove and tank without extra fixingor screwing.

In adjusting the parts to the position shown in Fig, 4, the stove may beplaced upside down and the crate applied thereto with its slots A inproper relation to the bolts 0 and the crate be then given a slight turnto bring the bolts into the slots A as shown in Fig. 11', when bytightening up the nuts, the parts may be clamped in position, when thecombined lockand pan supports are not used. In this position of parts,it will be noticed that the crate projects slightly beyond the oven endof the stove so that when the water tank D is interlocked with thestove, it will rest upon and in part be supported by the crate, as bestshown in Fig. 4c and in part by the bolts A of the crate not only formsa support for the water tank D but also provides a crate of sufficientsize to receive the stove proper in the packing of the parts, as shownin Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

As before described, the slots A open in opposite directions in order toprevent the stove from working loose and slipping out of the slots andthis construction may be preferred, but it will be understood that wheredesired, the slot holes in the central top bar'A may both open in thesame direction, as shown at r in Fig. 16.

An ash-pan holder E consists of two metal bars or strips E and E pivotedtogether at 1 so they may be turned to a right angle as shown in Figs.6, 8 and 11 for use or may be folded scissors-like for packing. Thestrip E is shorter in angled length than the normal intervening distancebetween bars A and A, so that when the strip is applied as shown in Fig.6, it will spring into place and draw the bar A inwardly to a slightextent. The strip is bent at a right angle at one end forming adepending hook portion E which, in use, engages over the bar A of thecrate, the opposite arm of the strip E having an upwardly inclinedportion E connected with an end portion FF slotted at E to engage withthe rear bolt C, such portion E of the strip E fitting between the cratebar 11* and the stove proper, so that the ash-pan holder will. besupported at such end from the cross bar A and will also, by thespringing connection of the hooked end E with the side bar A of thecrate, prevent any possibility of the rear bolt C being pulled out ofthe slot A in which it is received. The slotted portion of E is firstplaced in posit-ion engaging the rear bolt C, then the hooked portion Eis placed in position over the side bar A by pressing or springing thebar A into engagement with hooked portion E The arm E of the ash-pansupport is curved down slightly at its front end E to facilitate theslipping of the pan into the position shown in Fig. t and at its rearend the arm E has an upwardly extending portion E provided with arearwardly extending portion E at its upper end, which laps upon therear top bar A of the crate when the parts are in the position shown inFigs. 4 and 11 of the drawings. By these means, the ash-pan is securelysupported and is prevented from sliding too far backward C. Thisextension by E and this arm E also operates to aiding in preventing thedisplacement ofthe strip E from its locked engagement with the bars Aand A which'the combined ash-pan holder and grip key locks and withwhich it interlocks when the parts are as shown in Figs. 4 and 11 ofthe'drawings. Another bar F is arranged to con nect the intermediate topbar A with the end crate bar A opposite the bar A This bar F is hookedat its outer end to engage over the end bar A see .Fig. 11, and has atits inner end an upwardly inclined portion F which is slotted to engagewith the front bolt C, see Figs. 11 and 17 in such manner as to braceand grip between the bars A and A and to lock the forward bolt 0 withinthe slot A in which it is fitted when the parts are as arranged in Figs.4:, 6 and 11. The slotted end of bar F is first placed in position sothat the rounded enlarged end of the slot fits over the bolt C, bet-weenthe bottom of the stove and the top of bar A then the bar F is turnedinto position and the bar A is sprung into connection with the hookedend of bar F. This bar F may also be utilized, as a' support for a breadpan so that the contents of the latter may be heated up or be kept warm.

It will be noticed that the bolts C and their respective slots A aresufficiently far apart to provide, when the parts are connected up asshown in Figs. 6 and 11, a firm, substantial connection between thecrate and stove. proper, as is desirable in this class of devices. Theslots A are rounded and enlarged at their inner ends and are thereby notso easily displaced from bolts C. 1

The stove proper has the fire box G and the oven H provided respectivelywith doors G and H and the mouth of the fire box is reinforced andstiffened by an angle frame I, one wing I of which projects inwardlyinto the fire box and the other wing I of which projects slightly acrossthe mouth of the fire box and at one side forms a support to which thedoor G is hinged at G the angle frame I being riveted in place. Thisangle frame aids in securing a fixed latch bar J which projects at itsouter end beyond the fire box and is provided with a boss or projectionJ, slightly rounded, over which the swinging edge of the door G springs,thus making the opening and closing of the door Gr automatic andoperating to hold the door G in closed position so it can be easilyreleased. .This bar J is secured at its inner end at J 2 by a singlerivet to the partition K which separates the fire box from the oven, andthe wing I of the angle frame I overlies the bar J, and rivets Jarranged on opposite sides of the bar J and passing through the wing"I",.ai'd in securinglthe bar J firmlyin place. The bar J is notched inits under"- side at J for engagement by the pivoted latch barK, which,when in the position shown in Fig; 4, by engaging in the notch Joperates to hold the fire box door securely closed. This bar K ispivoted atK', is also' automatic in its combination, and its outer endis hooked outwardly at K sothat when the stove proper is crated as shownin Fig. 1,the bar K may be swung to the posi tion shown in Fig. 1, withits hooked end K underlying and engaged with the intermediate frontupright bar A of the crate in which position it will be held by thecrate so that both doors G and H will be firmly locked by the same latchbar when the stove is locked within the combined crate and support. Toadjust the latch bar K to the position. shown in Fig. 1, the stove dooris opened to a point slightly beyond the outer end of the bar J and thebar K is" then turned on its pivot to the right, to a horizontalposition in relation with the lower edge of the bar J. The stove door isthen pressed to and. at the same time the bar K is snapped into placeinto engagement with the notch J 4 of, the bar J, the lower edge of thebar K sliding over the upwardlypro: jecting edge'of the catch L of theoven door.

The catch L on the oven door H has a handle ring L and a curved portionsecuringthe same and this curved portion L projects sufliciently fromthe face of the door H to be engaged by the latch bar K when the latteris turned to the position shown in Fig. 1 and thus operates in connection with the other parts to prevent any slipping or displacement ofthe latch bar K from the position inwhich it will hold both door G and.H" closed, and differs from the oven door catch in my former Patent No.828,801 by the placing of the pull ring between two rivets, thusstrengthening the catch. The catch L has at the swinging end of the doorH, an inwardly turned lip L which engages in a slot or opening L seeFig. 5, the lip L beingslightly bent so it will lock a-utomatis callywhen pressed into the slot L* as bes shown in Fig. 15 of the drawings. 1

The doorsG and H are hinged by means of knuckle straps G and Hcooperating with pintles and with knuckles bent, from their respectivedoors, the knuckle straps G and H being bent and held in place as shownrespectively in Figs. 4 and 48. i

The one piece angle frame I at the mouth of the fire box stiffens andstrengthens the fire box opening and forms an abutment for the door Grwhile its wing I cooperates in affording a firm anchorage for the freeends of the knuckle straps Gt", which are passed through slots thereinwith one end bent. at

rightiangles to and firmly against the inner desired form and doubleseamed at the.

joined ends of the plate, at the lower left angle of the rectangularbody, preferably, thus making the stove cheap to manufacture andstiffening and strengthening the entire structure. Before the singlesheet of metal forming the body of the stove is bent into rectangularshape, the edge that is to form the front of the stove is hemmed, thatis turned or folded back upon itself, preferably twice, as shown at theupper and lower corners at the right end of Fig. 12, after which thesheet is bent into rectangular form and double-seamed at the lower leftangle, underneath, to the left of grate holes, at M as shown at the leftlower corner in Fig. 3. The back N of the stove is made of one piece anddouble seamed to the rear edges of the rectangular body or stove properat N, N the double seamed edges and hemmed front edge thus improving theappearance and increasing the stiffness and rigidity of the stove. Themouth of the inner shell is double seamed at O to the flange plate Pwhich closes the mouth of. the space between the inner and outer shellsof the oven, the oven door being hinged to the flange P, as will beunderstood from the drawings and foregoing description. The inner shellof the oven is the part H, see Fig. 12, and the outer shell of the ovenis the casing M forming a part of the body of the stove proper B.

turn and will always be in easy alinement with the inner shell of theoven when the said shell is removed and replaced before and aftercleaning.

The inner shell of the oven is reinforced at Q, surrounding the openingfor the bolt to strengthen the same and I also prefer to reinforce theside of the oven shell at Q? where the fire first strikes the oven, suchreinforcement Q extending as best shown in F i g. 3, upwardly to closethe space at the top of the inner shell in order to force the heat anddraft down around the oven, enough heat passing over the oven toequalize the distribution of heat. The plate or partition K between theoven and fire box has an opening K the edges of which may be slightlyturned or hemmed as shown in Fig. .8, and the three right angle lips atthe top, bottom and rear edge (see Fig. 3) of. the plate K arepreferably turned toward the oven space and. riveted with as few rivetsas possible to the stove proper, an idea followed out in building thestove being to do with as few rivets as possible, consistent with thenecessary strength and rigidity of the stove. The front edge of plate Kis hemmed this turning also toward the oven space. The bottom of thefire box, which is a part of the shell or casing of the stove, isperforated at R to form the grate.

A stove pipe opening S is provided in the top of the stove with a slightextension or wing S' and the stove pipe '1 is formed with a bead T, aflange T below the same and lugs T and T struck up from the flange T andprojecting outwardly below the bead T. The lug T see Figs. 13 and 14-,is made continuous with a part of the double seam of the pipe, forstrength, and is sufliciently small to pass through the wing S of thestove pipe opening while the lug T is wider so it will not pass throughthe said wing, so that in operation if the stove pi'pe be applied to theopening S, with the lug T below the wall of the opening S opposite thewing S, the lug T can be slipped into the wing S so that both lugs T andT will lie below the top plate of the stove, when if the stove pipe begiven a half turn, the wide lug T", as shown in Fig. 14, may be broughtbelow the wing S through which it cannot pass thus closing the wing Sand securely connecting the stove pipe with the stove in such mannerthat it will not easily be displaced. The stove pipe may preferably beformed of telescopic sections, see Fig. 14, which may be, in generalrespects, of ordinary construction. It will be noticed (see Fig. 13)that the stove pipe section which connects with the stove proper is,fastenings and all, in one piece,

A square headed bolt Q is permanently fastened to the rear center of theouter shell 1 of the oven so that the said "bolt will not' avoiding thenecessity of riveting any lugs or the like to the body of the stovepipe.

In operation, the water tank D may be applied for use as shown in Fig.4, and when the stove is being crated may be removed and placed withinthe oven. This water tank is a novel attachment and may be used wheredesired for house use and when packed within the oven may form areceptacle into which the clean part of a dufile is placed.

The stove pipe and the ash-pan U and the combined handle and poker andthe ash-pan and bread pan lifter, may be placed within the fire box andwhen stove lids are used, they may also be placed within the fire box inpacking the stove; however, the gage of metal designed to be used in thepresent stove is thin enough to avoid the necessity of using lids.

When the slots in the top cross bar of the crate are disposed in thesame direction, as illustrated in Fig. 16, the bars E and F may beapplied to turn in opposite directions from these respective slotopenings and fasten at their outer ends to the same end bar or strip ofthe crate, thus locking the bolts of the stove proper in the slots A ofthe crate bar.

It will be observed that when the stove is packed and locked into themetal crate or support, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the

lower central strip A of the crate, see Fig.

3, will cover and protect the nuts and bolts G on the bottom of thestove; the right, front and rear vertical bars of the crate will protectand cover the nuts and bolts 0 and the crate bars will also cover likebolts, when necessary to use same, and the crate will also cooperatewith the latch devices in looking the fire box and oven doors to preventany access to the contents of the fire box or oven when the stove islocked within its crate.

The stove maybe utilized for heating as well as for cooking purposes andwill operate with a special efficiency as a heating stove when the ovendoor is left open.

The fire box door is provided with upper and lower draft openings andwith slides controlling the same as shown at V in Fig. 4, which aid incontrolling the heating and cooking operations.

It will be noticed especially in Fig. 10, that there is a slight spacebetween the stove and tank which keeps the water from becomingsuperheated or from boiling over.

I claim:

1. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, a combined crate andsupport adapted to support the stove proper in use and to inclose thestove proper when the parts are packed for carrying by hand, storage orshipment, said crate having means interlocking with cooperating parts onthe stove when the latter is supported on the crate, and means carriedby the crate for supporting an ashpan below the stove when the latter ison the crate.

2. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, a frame below andsupporting the stove proper and interlocked therewith and a panholderconnected with the frame and securing the same in interlocked relationwith the stove proper.

3. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, a frame below andsupporting the stove proper, interlocking means between the frame andstove proper, and a pan holder comprising a bar hooked at one end intoengagement with the frame and connected at its other end with theinterlocking means between the frame and the stove proper and securingthe frame in interlocked relation with the stove proper.

4;. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper and a combined crateand supporting frame therefor having an upright side bar hinged at oneend whereby it may be opened to permit the introduction and removal ofthe stove, and a lock at the other end of said bar for securing it inconnection with the frame whereby the bar may operate as a retainingmeans for the stove when within the crate and as a means for stifieningthe crate when the latter is utilized as a support for the stove.

5. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, a crate adapted toreceive the same and having a top bar provided with an edge notch, abolt carried by the stove and engaging said notch and a pan holderengaging with said bolt, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a supporting frame having a bar notched in itsedge, a stove having on its underside a bolt engaging in said notch, anda bar engaged at one end with said bolt and at its other end with theframe for holding the stove bolt in the notch of the frame.

7. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, spaced apart boltsprojecting from the underside thereof and a supporting frame having abar provided in its opposite edges with slots opening in oppositedirections and receiving the bolts of the stove, said bolts having meansengaging below the bar.

8. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, a frame supporting thestove proper and projecting at one end beyond the same and a tankconnected with the end of the stove and supported upon the project ingportion ofthe frame, whereby the tank is supported partly by the stoveand partly by the frame which supports the stove.

9. The combination of a stove, a crate below the same and having an edgenotch, a bolt carried by the stove and movable laterally into and out ofthe crate notch and a pan holder engaged at one end with the said boltand at its other end with the crate, substantially as set forth.

10. A cooking apparatus comprising a crate, a stove proper thereon and atank interlocked with the stove proper and partially supported upon thecrate.

11. A cooking apparatus comprising a stove proper, and a crate adaptedto support the stove proper and to inclose the same when the parts arepacked for storage or shipment, the stove proper having boltsinterlocking with the crate when the stove is mounted thereon, the cratehaving means overlying and protecting the said bolts when the stove iswithin the crate.

12. A cooking apparatus comprising a crate, a stove adapted to beinclosed therein and having an oven door and a fire box door alongsideeach other, a latch bar pivoted to one of said doors and adapted toextend thence at one end across the swinging edge of the other door andhaving at such enol means to engage with a portion of the crate wherebyto lock the latch bar in connection with the crate.

'13. A stove having a stove pipe opening with aslot extending therefrom,a stove pipe having a bead to rest on the stove, a flange below the saidbead to project into the stove pipe opening and lugs projectingoutwardly from said flange below the bead, one'of said lugs being widerand the other lug being narrower than the slot of the stove pipeopening. 7

14. A stove having a stove pipe hole and a slot extending therefrom, anda stove pipe having an integral bead, an integral fiange'below the bead,and lugs integral with the flange and projecting outwardly from theflange below the bead.

15. A stove pro-per havinga fire box and an oven alongside the same, afire box door, a partition plate between the fire box and oven, a fixedlatch bar projecting at its outer end beyond the fire box and providedon such extension with a boss or projection over which the swinging edgeof the fire box door springs, a rivet securing the inner end of thelatch bar to the partition plate, an angle frame within the mouth of 2the fire box and having a wing overlying the latch bar, and rivetspassing through said. wing on opposite sides of the latch bar. 16. Astove having a stove pipe hole and a slot or wing extending therefromand a 30 WILLIAM EDXVARDS BAXTER.

\Vitnesses PAUL B. TEITZEL, E. G. NELL.

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